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Aladdin Knowledge Systems eSafe Version 3.5 from Aladdin Knowledge Systems Introduces Advanced Anti-Spam Capability and Improved, Proactive Malware Protection Latest version of eSafe Mail and eSafe Gateway features proven anti-spam techniques, XploitStopper™, and improved SmartScript™ protection. CHICAGO, January 9, 2003 - For companies looking to add depth to their network security and proactively thwart spam and other internet and email-based threats without the need for signature updates, Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDN) has added new spam and malicious code-controlling features to Version 3.5 of eSafe Mail and eSafe Gateway, its award-winning content filtering solution. Aladdin's latest version of eSafe offers a complete, integrated solution that scans all inbound email and network traffic for the tell-tale signs of damaging, or productivity-robbing content. In Version 3.5, eSafe adds new anti-spam features, upgrades several of its proactive, malicious code-stopping features and now fully supports Windows 2000. eSafe Version 3.5 offers network security administrators an array of unique analytical tools and proven techniques in one, high-performance, easy-to-administer cost-efficient package. New Anti-Spam Features Spam has network and email administrators searching for a viable, yet effective solution. There are stand-alone applications, but many can lead to the loss of legitimate email which can rob productivity as much, or even more than spam itself. In Version 3.5, Aladdin has enhanced eSafe's spam identifying capabilities bringing to bear six, highly-effective spam prevention methods: real time black listing (RBL), DNS lookup, anti-relay, anti-spoofing, cookies blocking, and keyword filtering. eSafe avoids using two other common techniques that contribute the most to false positives. With eSafe, Version 3.5 administrators can stop the majority of spam without high false positive rates. XploitStopper and Smartscript Improved Unknown viruses are the source of most new outbreaks and continue to cost companies millions in damages despite the almost universal deployment of traditional, signature-based anti-virus technologies. eSafe Version 3.5 provides improved proactive protection by blocking unknown viruses can use to attack enterprise networks. In eSafe Version 3.5, Aladdin has improved XploitStopper™, enhancing its ability to scan for the malicious code that exploits the vulnerabilities inherent to the Windows OS and popular Microsoft applications. For example, "Bugbear" a recent worm brought by email, exploited the MIME-type vulnerability found in Outlook Express. eSafe's upgraded XploitStopper now stops all known exploits including IFRAME/FRAME HTML Tag, ActiveX, Attached Script, Hidden File, CLSID File and many more. The improved SmartScript™ system was fine tuned to detect and block any malicious script in email or web pages while allowing legitimate scripts run. "With new, unknown viruses, malicious code-based threats, and spam increasing daily, eSafe's proactive technology continues to prove its value," says Shimon Gruper, Aladdin's executive vice president, Internet Technology. "And with the costs associated with downtime becoming even more revenue-prohibitive, traditional security technologies that rely on signature updates cannot deal with the majority of internet-borne threats - nor can they cope with the growing problem that spam represents. eSafe Version 3.5, is a highly potent and unconventional security solution that is tough enough to deal with ever tougher, and even more unconventional threats." eSafe's industry-leading content inspection features stop threats and increase employee productivity while reducing the load on corporate bandwidth. Picked as PC Magazine's Editors' Choice in July, 2002 and selected by the magazine as "Best Product of 2002 (Networking Category)" in January 2003, Aladdin's eSafe product suite includes eSafe Gateway, eSafe Mail and eSafe Appliance. eSafe is the only comprehensive suite of content security solutions on the market to provide proactive protection at the gateway against all forms of malicious content including viruses, vandals and worms. Much more than anti-virus protection, eSafe stops access to Web sites with inappropriate or malicious content such as hate literature or pornography, and can be configured to restrict outgoing emails that contain classified or prohibited content. Unique features found only in Aladdin's eSafe solutions include: XploitStopper™ - prevents exploitation of Internet Explorer, Outlook and other Internet applications' security holes by hackers, viruses and malicious code GhostMachine™ - catches encrypted and polymorphic viruses that use mutation and stealth techniques MacroTerminator™ - stops known and unknown Microsoft Office macro viruses SmartScript™ filtering - blocks known and unknown malicious VB and Java scripts attached or embedded in HTML formatted emails or web pages For more information on eSafe please visit http://www.esafe.com Aladdin Knowledge Systems Aladdin (Nasdaq: ALDN) is a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software commerce and Internet security since 1985. Aladdin serves over 30,000 customers worldwide. Aladdin's products include: the USB-based eToken device for user authentication and e-commerce security; the eSafe line of content security solutions that protect PCs and networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; HASP and Hardlock, hardware-based software security systems that protect the revenues of developers; and Privilege, a software licensing and distribution platform. Please visit Aladdin's Web site at www.eAladdin.com. #### All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Press Contact: Steven E. Kuehn Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. 847.637.4033 Aladdin Investor Contact: Evan Smith KCSA Worldwide 212-896-1209/212-896-1251 |